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Humans of Bombay issues clarification after netizens question the authenticity of Muskaan’s story

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Fundraiser of one 22-year-old girl, Muskaan, who wanted to crowdfund her studies at Harvard, has gone viral on social media where netizens have raised suspicion on the authenticity of the same.
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Hindus demand implementation of Disturbed Areas Act in Ambaji, one of the Shaktipeeth where Devi Sati’s heart had fallen

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Ambaji is one of the 51 Shaktipeethas and an important Hindu pilgrimage site. It is believed the heart of Sati Devi fell here.
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Rajasthan: Two more men get ‘sar tan se juda’ threats in Udaipur, probe initiated

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Kanhaiya Lal was beheaded by Islamists for extending support to Nupur Sharma who has been receiving death threats over allegations of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad.
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IndiGo flight lands in Karachi following a technical glitch, second Indian flight to make emergency landing in two weeks

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Earlier, SpiceJet flight had made emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi following a technical fault.
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Naveen Jindal says Police van outside his residence attacked, glass shattered, days after he got death threats, here is what police said

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Naveen Kumar Jindal requested the Delhi Police Commissioner to take appropriate steps to ensure his safety and that of his family.
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Punjab: AAP Govt seeks special package from Centre to bail out debt-stricken farmers, days after announcing free electricity

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The AAP government in Punjab has sought a special package to bail out farmers stuck in debt traps.
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NDA announces West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for Vice President of India

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Jagdeep Dhankhar is currently working as Governor of West Bengal.
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Uttar Pradesh: Violence erupt in Kannauj after meat pieces thrown inside a temple, idol vandalised

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In the Rasoolabad village of Kannauj, a temple was desecrated by throwing a piece of meat inside the temple
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Lakhimpur court rejects bail plea of Mohammed Zubair in the Sudarshan News fact-check case

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A journalist working with Sudarshan News filed the case against Mohammed Zubair regarding a tweet allegedly posted for fact-checking.
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Punjab: Minor boy slaughtered in police presence in Ludhiana, netizens raise questions over police inaction

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It must be mentioned that the underage boy was murdered in the presence of nurses, doctors, hospital staff and even a police officer.
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Lucknow: Man offers Namaz at Charbagh railway station, Hindu Mahasabha protests, tenders memorandum for action

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A video of a man offering Namaz at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow has gone viral on the internet.
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Lucknow: Activists of Hindu groups detained for chanting Hanuman Chalisa outside Lulu Mall, probe suggest conspiracy behind Namaz in the mall

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To protest against Namaz in Lulu Mall, Hindu activists today chanted Hanuman Chalisa outside the mall, during which they were detained
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As SIT reveals Sanjiv Bhatt received money from Ahmed Patel to frame Modi in Gujarat riots, here is a look back at how the...

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When Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested by Crime Branch of Gujarat Police in the Gujarat Riots case, he was already lodged in jail in connection with a custodial death in 1990.
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Assam: FIR filed against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for her ‘Gogoi’ tweet accusing her of defaming an entire community

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Jatiya Sangrami Sena filed FIR against Mahua Moitra for labelling people with Gogoi surname as sexual abusers in a tweet
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India set to breach 200 crore mark for COVID vaccines doses, surpasses the figure of 199 crores

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Reports mention that it took India 17 months to inoculate its 1.4 billion population with the vaccine and attain over 199 crore vaccinations.
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Aam Aadmi Party announces support to opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in Presidential elections

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AAP MP Sanjay Singh made the announcement that the party will support Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
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Rana Ayyub 2.0? Netizens raise concerns over a potential scam as fundraiser seeking money for master’s at Harvard goes viral

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Twitter users pointed out the discrepancies in fundraiser floated by Muskaan for pursuing master's at Harvard University.
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B R Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar requests Yashwant Sinha to withdraw from presidential election

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Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi president Prakash Ambedkar urges Yashwant Sinha to withdraw from president election
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‘Freebies culture is dangerous for country’s development’: Says PM Modi while inaugurating Bundelkhand Expressway in UP

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 296 km long Bundelkhand Expressway in Uttar Pradesh that was completed ahead of schedule
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Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair’s identity triggers speculation if he’s a living Kasab or a convicted rapist. Fact-checking these viral claims

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The viral claims say that Mohammed Zubair is either a living Kasab, his cousin, a Nirbhaya rapist or a Rohingya Muslim.
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Attempt to recreate Silchar floods in UP: FIR against 6 including Wasim Khan, Zeeshan Ali and Muddrik Ali for damaging embankment of Sharda Canal

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Irrigation department has averted a catastrophic flood-like situation by nabbing six miscreants trying to break the Sharda Canal embankment in Uttar Pradesh
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2006 Aurangabad arms haul case: Bombay HC suspends life imprisonment, grants bail to accused Bilal Ahmed Abdul Razaq

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Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice V G Bisht passed an order allowing Bilal's bail in the Aurangabad arms haul case
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Urban Naxal Himanshu Kumar refuses to pay fine imposed on him by SC for making ‘false and fabricated’ allegations against security forces

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Urban Naxal Himanshu Kumar refuses to pay the “exemplary” cost of Rs 5 lakh imposed on him by the Supreme Court
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Calcutta HC orders high-level probe into abduction of a pig from Kalyani district court, directs legal action against police officer for inaction

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The Calcutta HC ordered the probe into the mysterious disappearance of a pig that lived in the Kalyani District Court premises
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Lionel Messi won a penalty and gave it to Sergio Ramos to score, and the internet just can’t keep calm

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Fiercest rivals for 15 years, Messi and Ramos were brought together at PSG under extraordinary circumstances last summer
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Which one is ‘lower caste’ in Tamil Nadu: Periyar University asks controversial question to students in exam

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MA first year history paper in Periyar University asked students to identity the 'lower caste' from four communities
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Karnataka Hijab row: Madras HC grants bail to 7 Jamath members who had threatened Karnataka HC judges for banning hijab in school, colleges

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The Police had denied permission to all the seven Tamil Nadu Towheed Jamath members for staging protest against Hijab ban.
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Newly elected pro-Khalistan Sangrur MP Simranjit Singh Mann calls Bhagat Singh ‘terrorist,’ Punjab minister slams remarks, urges to apologise

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SAD (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann has a long history of openly supporting the Khalistan movement.
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‘Forced to cook meat, harassed when denied’: Suspended Hindu police personnel in Sitapur, UP, allege discrimination by IPS Shafiq Ahmed, ADG Zaki Ahmed

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Several suspended Hindu police officers in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh have alleged harassment and discrimination by their superior officials ADG Zaki Ahmed and IPS Shafiq Ahmed
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After getting show cause notice, SSP Patna clarifies comment comparing RSS to PFI, says ‘statement misinterpreted, had no specific intentions’

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"It is impossible to compare one organisation to another. The meaning of my comment was misinterpreted, which is incorrect," SSP Dhillon said.
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Teesta Setalvad received ₹30 lakhs from Ahmed Patel, got Padma Shri for her campaign against Narendra Modi after 2002 Gujarat Riots, says SIT: Details

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The SIT highlighted how Teesta Setalvad met Ahmed Patel along with Sanjiv Bhatt at his residence in New Delhi, four months after the riots.
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Pune show of Munawwar Faruqui cancelled after Jai Shri Ram Sena submits objection letter to Commissioner of Police: Details

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A comedy show of Munawar Faruqui was organized in Jawaharlal Nehru memorial hall in Pune. It was scheduled for July 15 and 16.
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Bangladesh: Muslim mob vandalise a temple, a grocery store and several houses of the Hindus over a Facebook Post

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A group of radical Islamists vandalised a temple, a grocery store and several houses belonging to members of the Hindu community in the Sahapara area of Lohagara, Narail, Bangladesh
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Fact-check: Did Madras High Court say that a woman removing Mangalsutra is mental cruelty of highest order for her husband

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Media misreports Madras HC judgement, cites 2016 order as current order in similar divorce case
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Gujarat: Youth receives death threats from Islamists for uploading a picture of Nupur Sharma on Instagram

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The police have arrested three Islamists for issuing death threats to a young man for supporting Nupur Sharma.
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Bihar Police makes third arrest in Patna terror case, says arrested Marguv Ahmad Danish alias Tahir was associated with Ghazwa-e-Hind

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Bihar Police said that WhatsApp groups created by accused distributed anti-national content and instigated violence
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Islamists outrage after a Muslim girl marries a Hindu boy in a temple in Azamgarh; VHP assures security

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Momin Khatun, a Muslim girl, said that it was her choice to marry Suraj and she wants to live her life happily with him.
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Ajmer police to investigate links between PFI and arrested Gauhar Chisti, who had raised ‘sar tan se juda’ slogans outside Ajmer dargah

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A day after Gauhar Chishti was arrested, police said they would investigate all possible angles including PFI links
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Karnataka: Private school takes kids to mosque on the eve of Bakrid, Hindu groups launch protest

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On July 8, staff from Young Scholar School took UKG students to Terakanambi's dargah and mosque.
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Mehbooba Mufti’s sister Rubaiya Sayeed identifies terrorist Yasin Malik and 3 others as abductors in her 1989 kidnapping case

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Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's daughter implicates Yasin Malik in her 1989 kidnapping case in TADA court in Jammu
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‘We are on this earth to reproduce’: 76-year-old father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk opens up about having a ‘secret’ second child with his...

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Speaking to The Sun about his 'secret' second child Errol Musk, the father of billionaire Elon Musk exclaimed that "the only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce."
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Uttar Pradesh: Gunshots amidst Friday prayers, elderly man killed in a mosque in Bulandshahar, family accuses one Sarfaraz

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65 year old Bulandshahar resident Idris was shot dead when he had gone to a mosque for prayers on Friday morning
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UP: Sundarkand recital in Lulu Mall cancelled after management apologises for allowing namaz prayers; complaint filed against namazis

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The management of Lulu mall have registered a police case against unknown people for using mall premises for namaz.
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Madhya Pradesh: Burqa-clad woman attacks on-duty traffic policeman in Indore, accomplice Sohail joins her, both detained

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in the video that went viral, the burqa-lad woman is seen assaulting the policeman repeatedly while he tries to avoid her attack.
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Hamid Ansari says he did not invite Nusrat Mirza to any conference after the event organiser said ex-VP had desired Pak journalist’s presence

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Dr Adish Aggarwala, who organised the conference in 2010, said Hamid Ansari desired that Nusrat Mirza be invited to the conference.
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Exclusive: ‘Dalit’ Christian employee of Loyola College alleges caste discrimination, sexual harassment and more, names principal in scandal

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Founded in 1925 by a French Jesuit priest, Loyola College is a Christian university, run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Delhi Court gives sermons to Hindus while granting bail to Zubair, after SC judges had blamed Nupur Sharma for beheading of Kanhaiya Lal

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Granting bail to Zubair, Delhi's Patiala House court said that Hindus must be tolerant as Hinduism is most tolerant religion
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Congress outraged over order barring members from holding Dharnas in Parliament, social media users dig out identical order issued during UPA era

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Congress leaders mocked the BJP govt for issuing an order that barred members of the parliament from using the premises of the House to hold protests, demonstrations and Dharnas.
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Shinde-Fadnavis-led Maharashtra govt overturns 4 decisions taken by Uddhav Thackeray, including not letting farmers vote in APMC markets: Details

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Senior govt officials, including CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis, presided over the cabinet meeting where the decision was made.
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Noida police take cognisance of grooming jihad case where Murad posed as Sameer to target Hindu woman, forced to convert and sent goons to...

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The Noida police have taken cognisance of the grooming jihad case reported in Faridabad and Noida where a man named Murad Ali masqueraded as Sameer to lure a Hindu girl.
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